By: mrfangsalot

mrfangsalot — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:44:34 +0000

I heard of Becki’s death & thought to myself “How did she die?” Nowhere was talking about how Becki died, so I knew it must be either suicide, overdose, or other accidental death from harmful behaviours. I noticed that none of the most popular mental health sites or organisations were mentioning a whisper about it, they seemed instead to be shying away from it as though there was something shameful attached to the way Becki died. It was here on your blog that I finally found an answer to the “How” question. So I would like to thank and applaud you for not being afraid to talk about how Becki died, that Becki took her own life – because to me, it feels like an injustice to not mention it. It feels insulting. I would also like to say that I am rather dismayed by our collective failure, once again, to face issues such as suicide – which is clearly still steeped in stigma and shame, even from those who claim to be against such stigma and shame. Finally and Foremost, I would like to thank Becki Luscome; a woman whom I never knew in life, whom I only ever heard of after her death – but, as a person with very confusing mental health problems myself, Becki Luscombe is someone to whom I am thankful, a person who’s life I am most thankful for. We certainly do not have enough of them to lose in this way.
Thankyou for this blog post.
Love and peace to all those affected by this most heartbreaking loss.

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By: mrfangsalot